Name: Lumba Sumba Trek
Brand: Swotah Travel and Adventure Pvt. Ltd.
SKU: LST52
Price: 2310 USD
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Lumba Sumba, the newly opened trek by the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN) in 2012, is located in the eastern part of Nepal between the Mount Kanchenjunga (8586m, the third&rsquo;s highest mountain in the world) and Mount Makalu (8485m). Route leading to Lumba Sumba was inspired by the name of the peak called Lumba Sumba which is at an altitude 5200m. This exciting and new trekking trail follows the part of The Great Himalayan Trail, which offers you to view the Makalu Himal, Kanchenjunga Himal, beautiful Villages like Olangchung Gola and Tamor and Arun river systems. Lumba Sumba trek is connected between two conservation areas that are; Kanchenjunga conservation area and Makalu conservation area where we can see the different varieties of flora and fauna including endangered species of Snow Leopard and Red Panda. Passing through the alpine grasslands, subtropical forest and low river valley we will go to explore the culture of Limbu, Sherpa, Rai, Gurung, Magar, Newar, Tamang and their cultural heritage like monasteries, Chhortens, Temples, Praying wheels, etc. Best time for Lumba Sumba trek is an autumn season (October and November) and spring season (April and May).

Lumba Sumba Trek

Arrival :
As you arrived in Tribhuvan international airport our representative will be standing to welcome you in the Nepal for the beautiful trek. Then from the airport, you will be transferred to the hotel by the representative itinerary briefing will be done for the upcoming trip.

Kathmandu Sightseeing:
Kathmandu is the historical and cultural heart of Nepal and has been a popular destination for tourists ever since Nepal opened its doors to visitors. We will spend this day exploring some of the World heritage sites in Kathmandu valley. We will visit Nepal’s most highlighted historical and cultural spots and holy pilgrimage shrines in Kathmandu that include Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath, Bouddhanath, Durbar Squares of Basantapur, Patan and Bhaktapur.

Fly to Bhadrapur and drive to Ilam:
Today after breakfast in Kathmandu we will take a flight to Bhadrapur. After a 45 minute flight from Kathmandu we will reach Bhadrapur. Bhadrapur is located in the Terai region of Nepal. Then from Bhadrapur, we will drive towards the Ilam. It takes around 5 to 6 hours to reach there.

Drive to Taplejung (1820m), trek to Mitlung (909m) :
Early in the morning, we will drive towards the Taplejung from Ilam. Viewing the beautiful mountains we will reach Taplejung after 4 hours’ drive. From Taplejung we will start our first-day trek towards Mitlung without any delay. Passing through Cardamom and Alnus tree to the Hangdewa Khola we reach our today’s destination.

Trek to Chiruwa (1246m): 
Today after breakfast we start our trek towards the Chiruwa. This trek takes us from the Tamor River to Limbus settlement in a Tawa Village (1146m) again from there we will climb towards the another village that is Thiwa village (1300m). Enjoying the natural beauties we descent down to the small village Chiruwa (1246m) which is our today’s last destination. It is the popular place as there most of the tourists stay here during this trek.

Trek to Lelep (1687m):
Today also after we take breakfast we follow the Tamor River by passing the beautiful small villages, cardamom field and rice terraced fields. After there, we will reach the largest village called Tapethok. In Tapethok we can see the check-post of Kanchenjunga Conservation area Project (KCAP) where we will take a permit card to get into KCAP. After 5 to 6 hours trek from the Chiruwa, we will reach our today destination Lelep. Lelep is the biggest settlement village with good facilities as it’s the headquarters of KCAP.

Trek to Ela Danda (2051m):
After becoming fresh in the early morning today we will go to the Ela Danda which takes 5 to 6 hours to reach. Following the Tamor River and passing the dense forest of pine we reach the old monastery, and then from there, we descend down to Gowatar (1800m). From there again we head towards and passing 2 beautiful waterfalls we reach our today’s destination. This place offers you a magnificent view of Kasturi peaks.

Trek to Jongim Kharka (2635m):
Today's trek will be one of the longest walks in the entire trip so early in the morning, we move forwards through the Alnus, Bamboo and Rhododendron forest. In this region, we can also find the endangered Red Panda. After we reach the Maguwa Kharkawe can see varieties of flora and fauna. Crossing the Selep Kharka we reach our today’s destination where we can explore the many amazing mountain views.

Trek to Olangchung Gola (3208m):
Today's trek is to reach the beautiful village as called Gola, we can see the Red Pandas and we pass through the Tamor River. After 3 hours walk, we reach the Olangchung Gola, which is the village of Sherpa people. Today we explore this village as there is 470 years old monastery, 50 wooden houses and much more.

Trek to Sanjung Kharka Camp (3910m): 
Today after breakfast we head towards the other destination that is Sanjung Kharka Camp. This camp is one of the nice camps from where we can view the beautiful mountains. We will reach this beautiful place after 6 to 7 hours trek from the Olangchung Gola.

Trek to Pass camp (4700m):
Continuing the Great Himalayan Trail we walk towards the Pass camp, which is at an altitude 4700m. Today we can see the Snow leopard there as it’s also the endangered species found in Nepal. Passing through the beautiful landscape we reach the Pass camp.

Trek to Lumba Sumba La (5177m), trek back to Chaurikharka (4594m):
Today is our last day to climb up on our trek as today we pass through the Lumba Sumba Peak. Today is the difficult day to cross the peak as we will move early morning. After we reach there we will explore the whole views then we come down to the Chaurikharka by passing the camp.

Trek to Thudam (3500m) :
After breakfast, we descended down to another destination that is Thudam. We will reach there after 6 hours walk from the Chaurikharka. Thudam is a small village with around 30 houses where we can see the Sherpa settlement.

Trek to Yak Kharka (2877m):
Today we move towards Yak Kharka which is our destination today. We reach there after 5 to 6 hours. From there we can see the beautiful views of Makalu and natural sceneries.

Trek to Lingam School (2320m):
Today after breakfast we come down to the Lingam school. To reach there we have to cross the beautiful rhododendron forest and can view many beautiful sceneries. Coming downward we will go through the Arun River and reach Chyamtang. Without wasting time we again come down to our today’s destination.

Trek to Hatiya (1595m): 
Descending down to the trail today we come down to the Hatiya. Hatiya is a small village of Bhote People and the entry point to the Makalu National park. After 5 to 6 hours trek from the lingam school, we reach the Hatiya and view the natural scenery and mountains from there.

Trek to Gola (1128m): 
We start our trek towards the Gola which is the small village that lies at an altitude of 1128m. This village contains mixed settlement of Sherpa, Rai and tamang as it contains only 12 houses. 5 to 6 hours walk from the Hatiya we reach the Gola village.

Trek to Hedanga Gadhi (1179m):
Passing through the paddy fields we reach the Pathibhara which is the village of Gurung people and we can get good facilities there. Then from there, we go to the Hedanga Gadhi. It is the place where the Nepalese Army face up to an invading forces from Tibet. Today we spent our night in this place where we can get all facilities

Trek to Num (1572m), Drive to Tumlingtar (450m):
Today is the last day of our trek. Soon after breakfast, we descend to the Num. After taking some rest at Num we resume our trek and move towars Chiuribas from where we drive to Tumlingtar. We reach there after 4 to 5 hours, a drive.

Fly to Kathmandu:
A free day after the flight which can be spent sight-seeing, evening ceremony of chanting at Pashupatinath or, alternately, a relaxing massage. We can arrange anything for you on this day or you can spend your free day independently.

Departure: For those departing Nepal on this day, you'll probably have some energy left for shopping in the city. We’ll eat together and then we'll accompany you to the airport in traditional Nepali farewell mode.

Lumba Sumba Pass Trek is newly opened camping route in Kanchenjunga-Makalu region where Lumba Sumba Peak(5,200m) is the main attraction of the trek.

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